She turned 3, but the DDP's Free, a WL Bounceback PTR

[MrsTeddy]

We haven't gotten to see New Fantasyland. The walls were still up last time and some people got previews, but not us. I think we are going to stop by on our first day. We are looking forward to the Barnstormer. Thanks for the tip about the timing. I don't think Melissa will ride Dumbo more than once...

We can't believe how close the trip is either. Next Thursday we will have the car packed and just be waiting to head to the airport early in the morning. 7 days...

We must have rode Dumbo 15 times our last trip! My son adored it and it WAS his birthday trip!

Seriously these dresses are amazing! I wish I had some time to be more crafty! Your super talented

 

[GrandCalifornian]

We must have rode Dumbo 15 times our last trip! My son adored it and it WAS his birthday trip!

Seriously these dresses are amazing! I wish I had some time to be more crafty! Your super talented

Thank you! I might be able to sew but I definitely don't have 15 Dumbo rides in me.

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Here is our schedule (with planned dresses) subject to revision by a still very three year old.

Friday, September 6th: We get up early and head to the airport. It is only about 35 miles but we have to allow a couple of hours due to morning traffic. We have one stop in the flight in Austin, then arrive in Orlando at 6:30 PM. Our plan is to just have dinner at Roaring Fork once we get our room. We may head over to CR if the RFID mugs aren't at WL yet, since we will be doing some resort hopping.

Saturday, September 7th: We plan to start our first full day with a walk to Fort Wilderness for breakfast at Trail's End. Our ADR for the day is dinner at Ohana, so in between we plan to visit New Fantasyland at MK and also make our first visit to Epcot. The dress of the day will be the WL dress to celebrate where we get to come home to.

Sunday, September 8th: Don't tell Allie, but the Fairy Godmother plans to visit and leave a dress for Cinderella for a 10:20 AM BBB appointment at MK.

Our ADR for the day is dinner at Ohana, so we have most of the day open after the makeover.

Monday, September 9th: This is our AK day, and we plan to make it for morning EMH. Our ADR is for lunch at Yak and Yeti. The dress of the day is this simple safari Mickey dress:

Tuesday, September 10th: We plan to start the day with a water park, and maybe even check them both out. Dinner is at Epcot with the princesses at Akershus, so this is the night for the princess skirt set:

Wednesday, September 11th: We plan to start the day with Pooh and friends at Crystal Palace at 8AM before MK opens for the day. Afterward we will hang out until it gets crowded, then cruise around. The dress of the morning will be the Pooh dress:

Thursday, September 12th: This is our HS day, with a lunch planned at Hollywood and Vine. We just couldn't pass up the chance to do is one again, especially while Allie is young enough to enjoy e characters. We don't have a specific dress for this one, but for now we'll plan on the Popcorn dress:

Friday, September 13th: We are avoiding the extra hours at HS today, but we have an ADR for dinner at BOG. This means the dress of the day will be her comfy yellow Beast dress:

Saturday, September 14th: This will be our last full day, but we start it with Stitch at Ohana. Allie will be wearing her Lilo dress:

Sunday, September 15th: We fly home at 1:45, so we will probably just spend the morning at the resort. For a dress, Allie will probably wear one of the TShirt dresses, perhaps the princesses:

Now there are extra dresses as well, since there will be many costume changes and some things were just too cute not to bring. Melissa didn't sew this one, but she ordered it for last year's trip but it didn't arrive in time, so it had to wait a year to go:

There is also this one that came from a consignment sale which was brand new:

And there is the returning favorite, her Mickey and Friends dress from last year:

There is also the silhouette dress which we are sure will be a favorite:

Finally, last but not least there is the Planes dress. I suspect we will be buying some more toy planes there.

We are super excited about the trip and the fact we only have two more days of "work" left!

 

[Wood Nymph]

I love the line up of dresses for every day. I can't wait to see her wearing them all. The Wilderness Lodge dress is one of my favorites.

You'll have to post daily wardrobe updates.

 

[Valgoof]

Love all the plans and costume changes!! Hope the next 2 days fly by for you!!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Oh, how wonderful - I hope those are all being packed in a Princess suitcase. I just love the Fairy Godmother delivery of Cinderella's dress - perfect. You need to video that one. Someday, Allie will look at the "archives" and be amazed along with us at the great care and attention to detail her parents played in making her WDW trips extra magical. Bravo

 

[GrandCalifornian]

I love the line up of dresses for every day. I can't wait to see her wearing them all. The Wilderness Lodge dress is one of my favorites.

You'll have to post daily wardrobe updates.

Thanks, it is neat to put everything together in one place. The WL dress is one of our favorites too. We will post updates during out trip to the WL thread.

Love all the plans and costume changes!! Hope the next 2 days fly by for you!!

Thank you. They are going by pretty quick, and we can't believe that we arrive day after tomorrow!

Oh, how wonderful - I hope those are all being packed in a Princess suitcase. I just love the Fairy Godmother delivery of Cinderella's dress - perfect. You need to video that one. Someday, Allie will look at the "archives" and be amazed along with us at the great care and attention to detail her parents played in making her WDW trips extra magical. Bravo

Yes, they are all packed in Allie's carry on:

at least all the ones that would fit. Some of the T-Shirt dresses are going into a checked bag.

Good idea to video the BBB reveal. She can be pretty funny first thing in the morning, especially if we have to wake her up.

Thanks for the kind comments. We can't believe how much she remembers from last year, and we want to have as much of it as we can "document" for us all to look back on and enjoy.

 

[Wood Nymph]

Thanks for the kind comments. We can't believe how much she remembers from last year, and we want to have as much of it as we can "document" for us all to look back on and enjoy.

Are you doing PhotoPass + this year? We did it in Feb and it really helped us remember the trip. We added everyone's pictures from their cameras to the website. We had contributions from two parents, one grandma and two aunts. We ended up spending the extra money to make a photo album on the photopass site, using a lot of pictures that we had taken,along with the ones from photographer.

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Are you doing PhotoPass + this year? We did it in Feb and it really helped us remember the trip. We added everyone's pictures from their cameras to the website. We had contributions from two parents, one grandma and two aunts. We ended up spending the extra money to make a photo album on the photopass site, using a lot of pictures that we had taken,along with the ones from photographer.

Yes, we did Photopass+ for this year. Last year we just did the PhotoCD, so this time we are looking forward to adding in some dining and maybe even ride pics. I'm sure we will take a bunch too, since we are taking four cameras and there are only three of us!

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Day after tomorrow: Mickey's Big House

Tomorrow: Last minute packing

Today: Mickey Manicure

We can't wait.

 

[Wood Nymph]

Day after tomorrow: Mickey's Big House

Tomorrow: Last minute packing

Today: Mickey Manicure

We can't wait.

I can tell that Allie loves the manicure. I think she is as excited as you are.

Does she have any special outfits for the airplane?

 

[GrandCalifornian]

I can tell that Allie loves the manicure. I think she is as excited as you are.

Does she have any special outfits for the airplane?

No, just some comfy leggings and a T Shirt. We are going to get up about 3:30 AM to leave by 4, and she is not a morning person.

 

[Wood Nymph]

No, just some comfy leggings and a T Shirt. We are going to get up about 3:30 AM to leave by 4, and she is not a morning person.

It will be a long day for you, won't it? What time will you be checking in to the WL?

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[GrandCalifornian]

It will be a long day for you, won't it? What time will you be checking in to the WL?

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Our plane lands at 6:30PM, so hopefully by about 7:30. It will get us used to Eastern time, so it won't be too bad. We can't wait to see what room we get.

 

[WDWKOOK]

Day after tomorrow: Mickey's Big House

Tomorrow: Last minute packing

Today: Mickey Manicure

We can't wait.

Too cute! Love it. I hope Mom got one, too

BTW, what a very patient princess who can sit through that

 

[GrandCalifornian]

Too cute! Love it. I hope Mom got one, too

BTW, what a very patient princess who can sit through that

Oh yes, Melissa went too. They thought it would be a fun Disney treat to do together. Melissa said Allie was great and really got into it, and was chatting with the girls and everything.

By this time tomorrow we should be at the airport!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Oh yes, Melissa went too. They thought it would be a fun Disney treat to do together. Melissa said Allie was great and really got into it, and was chatting with the girls and everything.

By this time tomorrow we should be at the airport!

Just a few more hours now. Have a great trip!

I can't wait for the trip report.

 

[GrandCalifornian]

The chain is done! Now a few hours sleep and we will be on our way. Thanks for following along!

 

[GrandCalifornian]

We arrived in Orlando and walked right on a Magical Express bus. Woo Hoo we are excited!

 

[Wood Nymph]

We arrived in Orlando and walked right on a Magical Express bus. Woo Hoo we are excited!

I think Melissa is more excited than Allie.